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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Singleton, on March 18, in support of the proposal to construct a Hue of railway between Singleton and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Muston) Alderman Noller, Jones, HoIIier, Gifford, Carpenter, Jamiesou, Woodward and Rolph…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—[?]e the letter that appeared in last Sunday's Truth in reference to the above road. It is a matter that has been a source of surprise in Hurstville district how Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following handicaps have been declared for the events to be decided at Lillie Bridge to-night:- Bicycle Race, ½ mile.—Smith, W. Stanford, G. Dean, M. Evafrey, 10 yards; W. Breen, 15; A. Santy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday afternoon a number of Sydney and Manly gentlemen were driven over the route of the proposed tram from Manly to Bayview. The line will traverse the present coach road with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A heavy gale has swept over the coasts of Great Britain, accompanied by a great snowstorm. The railways were blocked, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The melancholy efforts of the Tramway Department to cope with exceptional rushes of traffic on the Mosman's Bay electric line are receiving constant illustration. The grounds of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some little time ago the Canterbury Council wrote to the Railway Commissioners, asking them to allow holders of tickets between Sydney and Canterbury to travel on the main suburban line as far…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the sitting of the Town Hall inquiry this afternoon the Mayor said he had made search and found that there was one log book for the engineer of the Fish Markets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Heathcote railway station was broken into some time last night, an entrance being effected through the window. The safe was not interfered with, but a drawer was broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Summons Division of the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Love, D.S.M., Robert Davies, of the Railway Department, proceeded against a man named Richard Francis for selling the return half of a railway ticket, he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WELLINGTON, Monday.--The Railway Department estimates that the surplus for the year will amount to £90,000; but owing to heavy repairs caused by floods and the additions of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Friday night's meeting of the Ryde Council a letter was read from the Marsfield Council, asking co-operation in an agitation for the construction of a railway from Singleton through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The City Council, as a committee of inquiry, resumed its sittings yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman Matthew Harris) presiding. There were also present-- Aldermen M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the very had weather of a few weeks hack Marrlekville was visited with a downpour of rain which did so much damage to the thoroughfares of the place as to put it beyond the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was a good attendance at Lillie Bridge last night, when a programme of pony and bicycle races was run through. Following are the results:- Half-mile Bicycle Handicap.—Final hest; W. George,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In cycling, as in other branches of athletics, it is condition that succeeds How to Acquire the necessary health and stamina is a puzzle to many who indulge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The office at the Heathcote railway station was entered by thieves last night, an entrance having been gained through the window. Mr. Cosserby, the stationmaster, upon arrival at his office this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The employees of the different branches of the Northern Railway service have inaugurated a fund which is to be strictly confined to employees of the Railway Department, and a substantial sum has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Residents of Canterbury, who make the railway a means of getting to and from town, have frequently complained that the intervals between trains are much too long, and…
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